Sources: Faber Out Until November

Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber
might not grace the cage again until November.

In July, Faber, arguably the promotion’s most popular star,
withdrew from his bantamweight debut bout against Takeya
Mizugaki, which was scheduled for WEC
50 “Cruz vs. Benavidez” on Aug. 18 at the Palms Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas. Faber, suffered a knee injury in training that
didn’t require surgery, said his MMA Inc. manager Mike
Roberts.

The 31-year-old California native was tentatively expected back in
September to face Mizugaki in the re-scheduled bout. However,
sources close to both fighters’ camps indicated that the fight
could be pushed to November or even December on account of Faber’s
rehabilitation.

Faber’s impressive 13-fight win streak was snapped in November
2008, when he lost the title to durable American Top Team product
Mike Thomas
Brown. Faber has gone 2-2 in the WEC cage since then, and
dropped a unanimous decision to featherweight champion Jose Aldo at
WEC 48 last April in Sacramento, Calif.

The 26-year-old Mizugaki waged one of the more notable bouts of
2009 against former bantamweight champion Miguel
Torres at WEC 40. In April, Mizugaki earned a unanimous
decision over Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Rani Yahya,
also at UFC 48.